Beloved brother, father, grandfather, and friend, Clark, 89, a resident of Burbank, CA, passed away on April 14, 2019. He was born in Bronson, Michigan to parents Russel George and Helen Louise (Clark) Stewart. They had ten children of which Clark was the eldest. He grew up during the Great Depression. He entered the Army at seventeen and served during the World War II era with the First Cavalry in Japan. After his service to his country, he used his GI benefits to go to Tri-State College in Angola, Indiana and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. During college, he worked at the Strand theatre in Angola and there met Patricia Ann Harman. After he graduated, they married and moved to Los Angeles. They had two children–Susan and Kevin.
He was successful as an accountant – first at the IRS in Ohio and later at several Los Angeles firms. He ultimately worked for Universal Studios. There, he became a project manager for the Sensurround system. The sound system was used on several notable feature films including Earthquake, Midway, Battlestar Galactica, and Rollercoaster.
His son and daughter-in-law Victoria had one child, Rebecca. Upon retirement, he had many happy years with his only grandchild, who was one of his greatest joys. They spent time together almost every day, even his final ones.
Clark battled abdominal cancer in the late 1990s and won. Twenty years later the cancer returned and he did not win that battle.
Clark was self-educated on many subjects. He enjoyed talking with people and could discuss nearly any topic. He believed “a stranger is a friend I have not yet met”. He will be greatly missed by all the people whose lives he touched. Thank You Clark!
Memorial Services will be at 10:00 am June 15th at Westminster Presbyterian Church 542 N. Buena Vista St. Burbank, CA.
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